Wit is absolutely sociable spirit or aphoristic genius.

The few existing writings against Kantian philosophy are the most important documents in the case history of sound common sense.

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.

A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.

True love should be, according to its origin, entirely arbitrary and entirely accidental at the same time; it should seem both necessary and free; in keeping with its nature, however, it should be both destiny and virtue and appear as a mystery and a miracle.

Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.